European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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but my name was Volpe, and that it stayed.
but my name was Volpe, and that it stayed.
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Some changed their nickname from one place to another,
Some changed their nickname from one place to another,
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not so in my case, I was fine with it and always kept this name.
not so in my case, I was fine with it and always kept this name.
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I'd chosen it because of the speed of the fox, an animal that runs fast.
I'd chosen it because of the speed of the fox, an animal that runs fast.
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That was the reason for the name Volpe, my one and only name.
That was the reason for the name Volpe, my one and only name.
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Bruna and the fleet
Bruna and the fleet
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Bruna is one of the "staffette" (partisan couriers) who helped to save me.
Bruna is one of the "staffette" (partisan couriers) who helped to save me.
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We were to meet between Barco, Bibbiano, Montecchio and Cavriago,
We were to meet between Barco, Bibbiano, Montecchio and Cavriago,
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where the railroad was, around midnight.
where the railroad was, around midnight.
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We arrived at eleven o'clock,
We arrived at eleven o'clock,
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so we told the "staffetta" that we would go to a peasant's house nearby,
so we told the "staffetta" that we would go to a peasant's house nearby,
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and asked her to watch out and to call us when they'd arrived but to be careful.
and asked her to watch out and to call us when they'd arrived but to be careful.
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Around midnight she came to us
Around midnight she came to us
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and told us the other partisans had arrived but they were dressed in white.
and told us the other partisans had arrived but they were dressed in white.
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They didn't know the password.
They didn't know the password.
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We went to the entrance door and there they were,
We went to the entrance door and there they were,
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a group of 20 people all set there in front of us.
a group of 20 people all set there in front of us.
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When they understood that we were inside the stable
When they understood that we were inside the stable
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they shouted at us to come out with our hands up.
they shouted at us to come out with our hands up.
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Our light was burning, and one of us broke the lamp to hide us in the dark.
Our light was burning, and one of us broke the lamp to hide us in the dark.